Biscuit and doughnut cutter



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,H w t m Patented July -7, 1936 .H'E'ED STAT 'l' QFFlE BISCUIT ANDDOUGHNUT CUTTER Tony Peter Anello and Eugenie Amelia La Course, YborCity, Fla.

Application September 3, 1935, Serial No. 39,040

7 Claims.

5 to provide a cutter for doughnuts or biscuits which is designed toeliminate the necessity of picking up the cut article with the handsafter the cutting operation, the device being designed to perform thisfunction whereby the article after being cut may be lifted directly intothe baking pan.

Another object of the invention is to provide a cutter of the abovedescribed character which is readily manipulated with one hand forperforming the cutting and picking up steps.

A further object of the invention is to provide a cutter of thecharacter described wherein the cutting blade is so designed that it maybe deformed to effect the picking-up operation, thereby making itunnecessary to employ a multiplicity of parts for the performance of thetwo operations.

The invention will be best understood from a consideration of thefollowing detailed description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings forming part of this specification, with the understanding;however, that the invention is not confined to any strict conformitywith the showing of the drawings, but may be changed or modified so longas such changes or modifications mark no material departure from thesalient features of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a view partially in vertical section and partially inelevation of the doughnut cutter embodying the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view through the doughnut cutter showingthe same in position for picking up a doughnut.

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the cutter.

Fig. 4 is a view in vertical section through the formation -of thecutter employed for cutting biscuits.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, wherein like numeralsof reference designate correspondingparts throughout the several views,the numeral I indicates broadly the body of the form of the cutterdesigned for cutting doughnuts. This body is of the usual circularformation and comprises a plurality of narrow vertically disposed plates2 arranged in edge-to-edge relation and each having the necessary slighttransverse curvature to adapt the group to the formar55 tion of therequired circular body. Each of these plates has its bottom edgesharpened, as indicated at 3, and its upper end is bent to extendinwardly, as indicated at 4, and terminates in the reversely bent lip 5.Encircling these lips 5 is an annular coiled spring 6 which constantlytends to draw the inturned ends 4 of the plates inwardly.

Each of these plates has an opening 1 formed therein substantiallymidway between the cutting edge 3 and the point where the inturnedportion is formed, by striking inwardly the lug 8. Disposed within thegroup of plates 2 is a disk 9 with which is integrally formed thedownwardly extending narrow flange l 0 about the lower edge of which aplurality of fingers H is formed, and each of these fingers extendsthrough the opening 1 of a plate 2, thus positioning the adjacentportion of the flange l0 between the plate and the lug 8. The disk 9 hassecured to the top thereof at opposite sides of its center the upwardlyextending legs l2 of a handle I3. Each of these legs has a vertical slotM therein for the receptionof a pin 15 which projects outwardly from theadjacent leg l6 of an inner handle [1. The lower ends of the legs l6 areattached to a camming disk I8 which lies above the disk 9 beneath theinturned upper ends 4 of the plates 2. This camming disk l8 has acentral opening l9 through which extends the upper end of a cylinder 20which is secured to the disk 9 and which has its lower edge in the planeof the edges 3 and operates to cut the hole in the doughnut.

In the operation of the doughnut cutter, the plates 2 which aremaintained normally in vertical position, have their lower edges forceddownwardly thru the dough in the usual manner. After the cuttingoperation the fingers of the hand grasping the handle l3 are engagedunder the handle I1 and the camming disk I8 is drawn upwardly; thusforcing the periphery of the disk l8 against the inner faces of theportions 4 of the plates. This causes the plates to be oscillated aboutthe points where they are attached to the flange l0, thus swinging thelower edges inwardly and moving the upper ends downwardly against thetension of the spring 6. The lower edges of the plates thus slip beneaththe cut-out dough body so that the same may be lifted with the cutterand placed in a receiving receptacle.

The numeral 2| designates generally the biscuit cutter. The essentialfeatures of this cutter are the same as the doughnut cutter, in that itcomprises a plurality of plates 22 arranged in the as the doughnutcutter.

same circular relation as in the doughnut cutter and having their upperends inturned, as at 23, and joined together by the spring annulus 2d.The disk 25 disposed Within the group of plates 22 has its down-turnedflange 26' provided with the tongues 21 which extend laterally throughreceiving openings 28 in the cutter plates, engaging the adjacentportion of the flange behind the in-pressed lugs 29 by which connectionbetween the flange and the disk is made. In the biscuit cutter the disk25 has secured to the central part thereof the post 38, upon the upperendof which a handle 3| is secured. This post has slidably mountedthereon thesleeve 32 which at its upper end carries a centrallyaperturedv inner handle member 33 through whichthe post 33 passes, whileat its lower end is fixed to the central part of a camming plate 34'thruwhich the post 3! passes.

The operation of r the biscuit cutter is the same It will be readilyapparent that after cutting the biscuit, by pulling the inner handle 33upwardly, the periphery oi the camm-ing disk 3% will be forced againstthe in-turried ends of the plates 22 and cause them to oscillateacr'ossthe edge of the flange 26 so that the cutting edges will be movedin beneath the dough body, enabling the operator to lift the same withthe cutter;

The sleeve 32 is slotted,. as indicated at 35, and

a pin :36 carried by the post 30, works in this I slot and limits therelative movement between the post and sleeve, thus preventing the camdisk from coming out from between the inturned ends of the cuttingplates 22-.

From the foregoing itwi ll be readily apparent that with the device asherein described, the operation of making doughnuts and biscuits will begreatly expedited, since the operator is not required to jperform twoseparate operations in the cutting of the dough and laying aside thecutter and picking up the cut body to place it in areceiving receptacle,as is thepresent practice.

What is claimed, is:

1 A dough cutter comprising a circular body made up of a plurality ofpl'atemembers arranged in side-edge relation, each of said plates beingsharpened along one edge, means resiliently coudrawn inwardly. I

2.'A dough cutter comprising an annular body, a plurality of elongatedplate portions disposed transversely of said body andin side-edgerelation, 'said plates being sharpened along one end ,edge and havingtheir other ends turned in across the body, means forming apivotalconnection between each plate and said bodyfmeans connecting saidturned-in ends and constantly resilientlyurging the same'itogether, ahandle connected with said annularbody, and shiftable means adapted tobe'brought'into contact with the inner surfaces of said inturned ends toeffect the oscillation of the plates against the tension of theresilient means' 3. A dough cutter comprising an annular body,

I a plurality of elongated plate portions disposed transversely of saidbody'and in side-edge relation, said-platesbeing sharpened along one endedge of. said flange and projecting outwardly with edge and having theirother ends turned in across the body, means forming a pivotal connectionbetween each plateand said body, means connecting said turned-in endsand constantly resiliently urging the same together, a handleconnected'with said annular body, shiftable'means adapted to be broughtinto contact with the inner surfaces of said inturned ends to effect theoscillation-of the plates against the tension of the resilient means,and a cylindrical cutter element carried by the annular member anddisposed at' the center of the cutter.

4. A dough cutter comprisinga disk having a surrounding flange, aplurality of elongated plate members disposed across said flange and inside- 15 edge-relation, means, coupling each of said plates with theflange forming a pivotal connection therewith, each of'said plates beingsharpened along one edge, each of said plates at its other end beingturned inwardly across saiddisk and terminating in a reversely' benttongue, an annular springimember' encircling the inturned ends of theplates and engaging saidtongues, acamming disk disposed above said firstdisk and having its periphery adjacent the inner sides of, the inturnedends of the plates, a. handlecarried; by the first disk',f and means.connected with the carnming disk formovement relative to the handle foreifecting the shifting ofv the camming disk against the adjacent plateportions; g

5; A cutting device, comprising a. circularv body, a plurality oftransversely arcuate blades disposed in edge to edge relation about thebody with the concave faces toward thebody, each of said blades havingits lower edge sharpened and each 5 pendicular to the body, a handlecarriedbythe body, and means movable relative to the handle andcontacting said blades to oscillate the same in unison against saidresilientameansp 6. A cutting device, comprising a circular body having,an, angularly extending integralflange, a plurality of fingersformedintegral with the free respect to the body, aplurality of transverselyarcuate blade members disposed in edge to edge relation about saidflange, each of said blade members having an aperture receivinga fingerupon which the blade oscillates each of said 5 blades having its sideedges slightly convergent downwardly and having its lower edgesharpened, the upper ends of the blades extending above the body,resilientmeans joining the said extended 7 upper ends of the blades andnormally urging the same to oscillate inwardly at their upper ends,whereby the sharpened :lower end edges of the blades are maintained in acircle of a diameter equal to the overall diameter of the body, a handlefixed tosaid body, an element disposed over the body and adapted to moverelative to the handle, and means connected with and actuated by saidelement for oscillating the said upper ends of the blades in oppositionto the action of said resilient means.

" 7. Acutting device, comprising a circular'body having an angularlyextending integral flange, a

plurality of fingers formed integral with thefree V edge of said flangeand projecting outwardlywith V respect to the body, a plurality" oftransversely arcuate blade members disposed in edge to edge relationabout said flange, each of said blade members having an aperturereceiving a finger upon which the blade oscillates, each of said bladeshaving its side edges slightly convergent downwardly and having itslower edge sharpened, the upper ends of the blades extending above thebody, resilient means joining the said extended upper ends of the bladesand normally urging the same to oscillate inwardly at their upper endswhereby the sharpened lower end edges of the blades are maintained in acircle of a diameter equal to the overall diameter of the body, a handlefixed to said body, an element disposed over the body and adapted tomove relative to the handle, means connected with and actuated by saidelement for oscillating the said upper ends of the blades in oppositionto the action of said resilient means, and a cylindrical cutter fixed tothe said body and concentric therewith, said cylindrical cutter being ofmaterially less diameter than the body and having a lower sharpenedcutting edge disposed in the plane of the cutting 10 edges of theblades.

TONY PETER. ANELLO. EUGENIE AMELIA LA COURSE.

